FORM OF DOCUMENTS

(a) Quality and size of documents. All documents and briefs filed in the appellate courts shall be prepared to display, print, and copy in a clear and legible manner. The page set-up shall be formatted for 8-1/2 inch by 11-inch pages with a portrait orientation and, except for the flyleaf, not less than 1-inch margins all around. Such documents shall be filed without covers and, if conventionally filed, without creasing and, except for documents filed by the court, shall include a flyleaf upon which shall be noted, beginning at the top, the case number, the title of the appellate court and the cause abbreviated or in full, the character of the document, and the name or names, telephone numbers, physical and electronic mail addresses, and Hawaiʻi bar number of the attorney or attorneys representing the party on whose behalf the same is filed, to be used for service, and the names of all judges or hearing officers who have participated in the case or matter. The flyleaf shall have either a 3-inch top margin or a 3-inch-by-3-inch space in the top right corner. Conventionally filed documents shall be submitted on unruled, unglazed, opaque white paper and shall not be bound, stapled, or tabbed. (b) Quality and style of font. Font size must be the equivalent of standard 12 point pica and yield no more than 14 characters to the inch. Footnotes and quotations shall be in the same font and size as the text. Twelve point Times New Roman, Courier New, or Arial fonts are deemed to satisfy the requirements of this Rule. No attempt shall be made to reduce or condense the print in a manner that would increase the content of the document. Lines shall be double spaced or one and one-half spaced except in headings, quotations, citations, indexes, footnotes, and appendices. (c) Signature on conventionally filed documents. All conventionally filed documents must be signed in black ink by the party or, if the party is represented, by the party's attorney. The name of the signator shall be typed or printed under the signature. The page on which the signature(s) appear(s) shall contain at least 2 lines of text and/or a notation at the bottom of the page with the following information: case number, case name, and title of document. (d) Signature on electronically filed documents. Documents filed through JEFS or JIMS shall be signed as provided by the Hawaiʻi Electronic Filing and Service Rules. (Amended April 5, 1994, effective April 15, 1994; further amended September 13, 1995, effective September 13, 1995, further amended December 6, 1999, effective January 1, 2000; further amended October 6, 2003, effective January 1, 2004; further amended November 8, 2007, effective January 1, 2008; further amended August 30,2010, effective September 27, 2010; further amended October 13, 2015, effective January 1, 2016; further amended May 10, 2018, effective July 1, 2018.)